Container.



V. NIVOIS.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30,1914.

1 9 1 96%6'7 Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

M 1 J W VICTOR NIVOIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CONTAINER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

Application filed July 30, 1914. Serial No. 854,128.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR Nlvors, a subject of the President of France, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Containers, of

that type of container or package in which the cigarettes or other contents are held Within the container or box in a holder, the connection between the box and holder being such that if the box is opened the holder displays the articles in a convenient manner for their removal.

A principal object of this invention is to produce a container of this type which is very simple in construction and which can be very readily and economically manufactured.

A further object of the invention is to construct the container in such a way that it can be very readily formed of cardboard or boxboard.

The invention consists in the features, combination of parts, and in the simplicity of details in construction described hereinafter, all of which contribute to produce an efficient container.

In the drawing which fully illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention: Figure 1 is a perspective showing one of my containers in an open position and illus trating the invention as applied to a cigarette container or box. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken at the point of connection of the holder with the shells which form the box. Fig. 3 is a perspective showing the box closed and partlylllustrating the end of the box at which the holder is attached. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing another form or embodiment of theinvention. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Flg. 3 but showing the end of the box of the form shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a horizontal cross section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2 and particularly illustrating means for assisting in retaining the cigarettes. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken through a portion of a modified form of container. Fig. 8 is a vertical section showing a very simple form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the parts, the container preferably comprises two box shells 10 and 11, said shells comprising main walls 12 and 13 carrying side walls l t and 15. In the present instance the side walls 15 have been illustrated as presenting a neck 15 over which the box shell 10 telescopes when the box is closed. Also in this form of the invention, the end walls of the box shells at the connected ends of the shells are omitted and the shells are connected together with a holder 16 between them. This holder may be box like as illustrated, that is, it has end walls and side walls for retaining the articles.

\ The holder 16 may be formed if desired, from a blank the ends of which are folded up to form the side walls 21 of the holder and a part of the material of these side walls 21 is cut away and allowed to project so as to form reinforcing hinge members or tongues 21 which project over the inner edges of the main walls 12 and 13 of the box shells. In other words, in this form the bottom 16 of the box like holder carries integral extensions 21 which reinforce the hinge connection. The holder of this form is preferably attached tothe box shells 12 and 13 by means of a hinge sheet 18, the end portions 19 of which project beyond the edges ofthe reinforcing hinge members 21 As indicated in Fig. 2, this hinge sheet overlies the adjacent edges of the main Walls of the box shells. This hinge sheet 18 is attached by an adhesive to the bottom 16 and to the box walls 12 and 13. The end walls 20 of the holder are formed by forming flanges on the walls 21 which abut on the lines 20 and the end Walls of the cover are then completed by corner overlapping strips 20*.

- The hinge sheet 18 preferably extends the full width of the box so as to prevent any crack being formed between the side edges of the reinforcing tongues 21 and the side edges of the box.

The depth of the holder, that is the width of the end wall 20 of the holder is slightly less than the depth ofthe box which the box shells form when closed together.

' In closing the box, the two box shells are brought together and in swinging them toward each other, the holder 16 folds itself into the space which the shells inclose, it

thereof is slightly less than the width of the box.

The appearance of the closed box is illustrated in Fig. 3, on an inspection of whichit will be seen that the sheet 18 forms the end of the box at which; the shells 10 andllare hingedly connected. In closing the box, in this way, evidently the parts fold on each other as though hinges were formed at the points 1 9 in the planes of the main walls 12 and 13 and at the opposite sides of theholder 16.

This container is very conveniently formed by making abox of the usual form and then removing-theends and attaching the holder inthe'manner indicated.

Instead of removing theends ofthe box,

7 I may leave: them in position. In this case,

I'prefer'to adopt" the construction shown in Fig. 4. In t'his instance,I prefer; to con nect the parts together by a hinge sheet 22;

which extends across-therinner face of the;

boxflend and hasextensions-23 'on opposite sides which are preferably attached onthe inner-faces oflthemain walls 24: and 25 of the box shells In thisinstance also I prefer. to place an adhesive at, the point 26 for attaching the outer shell portion of the end wall tothe inner. or bottom shell portion 27.

In this instance also,the inner 'or-closed end offthe holder28 is attached to the upper or inner face of the, hinge sheet. 22. When this box'is folded, ,the hinged end presents the appearance shown in' F ig; 5 which is the same; as that of an ordinary cigarette box. 1 The holder 16 may be adapted for holding asingle row of cigarettes, or: two or In'the present instance I- have illustrated theaholderadapted to hold two rowsof cigarettes. In any case wherethere is more than one row of cigarettes, I prefer to employ means for preventing the cigarettes from moving-freely about. This means is preferably in the. form of a zig-zag sheet 29 of cardboard or similar material which extends longitudinally of the holder with its ends attached at the end walls of the holder; 2

While the forms of the container sofar described are of the type known as neck boxes, the invention is applicable to a com mon form of box' in which the'twotelescop ingbox; shells are of equal depth:

This form of the. inventionis illustrated in'Fig. 7." In this instance, the'hold'er 30 may be of the "same form'illustrated', the inner or closed end. of" the holder having attached thereto ahinge sheet'81 with flaps 32 which are secured on the under orxouter faces of the main walls '33 of two box shells, said box shells. having side walls 35 which overlap 'each other when the shells are telescoped together in: closing the box.

It is evident that in all the forms of the shells-36 and 37 are formed" and covered in the usuaP way; at one end the end walls are removed. A. box-like holder 38 is formed withan open end, and with asimple bottom end wall 39; I then attach a hinge sheet to the bottom end wall with projecting flaps attached to the inner faces of" the'main walls 42' of the box shells.

It is understood that the embodiment ofthe invention described above is only one of themany embodiments or formsthe invention may'take and I do not wish to be limited in the practice ofmy invention nor in my claims to the particular embodiment set forth.

What I claim is 1. A container comprising a pair of boxshells, each having amain walland side walls projecting from themain wall, a boxlike holder between said shells having a flap hingedly connected with one of said shells on one side of said holder at point substantially inthe plane of the main Wall of that shell, said holder having a flap hingedly connected with the other shell on the other side of said holder and substantially in the plane of the main wall of that shell.

2. A- container comprising a pair of box shells, a sheet adhesively secured to said box shells and 'constituting a hinge section connecting the shells, and a box-like holder attached to the hinge sheet.

3. A containercomprising a pair of box shells each having a main wall and side walls'projectingfrom the main wall, a boxlike holderbetween said shells having an open-end and having a closed end, said closed end having flaps independent of said boxshells'extending therefrom and attached to the main walls ofsaid box shells, said flaps-constituting hinge connections for con- 7 r necting said holder respectively with said shells.

4. A container comprising a pair of box shells, asheet connecting'the box shells and constituting" a hinge for the same, and a box like holder secured to said hinge'sheet, said holderha ing'the opposite side walls thereof cutaway with the material formed in the; cutting'of the wallsconstituting flaps adaptedto'be secured to the hinge sheet to reinforce the latter.

5. A container comprising, a pair of box shells each having a main wall and side walls projecting from the main Wall, a holder between said shells hingedly connected with one of said shells on one side of said holder and hingedly connected with the other of said shells on the other side of said holder whereby said shells may be swung apart in opening the box to expose said holder, said holder being adapted to hold a plurality of rows of articles therein,

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and a keeper of wave form extending longitudinally of said holder and dividing it into two compartments one wall of which is formed by said keeper.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR NIVOIS. Witnesses:

SADIE ANDREWS, MILDRED GLADSTONE.

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